twelve twelve twelve

my dad has always been something of a go-getter. he comes up with great ideas and has the ability to take the lead to bring things together. my mom used to always say that he was ahead of his time.

for the last few years, he's been leading this seniors group at his church. he wanted to call it 'geezers for god', but no one else found that funny, so they went with 'evergreen'. he enjoys the group a lot, but is constantly frustrated by the lack of participation and support from the others involved. no one wants to help. at 67, he's the youngest in the group, but aren't old church ladies supposed to be the salt of the earth? apparently these old people somehow didn't get the memo that being old hasn't stopped generations of old folks from doing dishes and helping with meals. part of me wonders what kind of world are we living in that even old folks aren't dependable anymore. but i guess that's a whole other rant.

anyways, because of the lack of help, my dad asked brendan if he'd be willing to help out with some dishes today for their annual christmas lunch/dinner. b's been done school since monday and has had a lot of spare time. back to my original story. so brendan agreed to help out because he didn't work til 2:30. my dad called me mid-afternoon to tell me what a super job brendan did with the dishes, and how proud he was of him. that made me super happy.

side note... he's been reading the hobbit, but called me up the other day and said "i know you were planning on reading that book of shannon's 'how to be a woman', but i'm a faster reader than you, so can i read it first?" yes, b is currently reading a book called 'how to be a woman' (have i mentioned how awesome my husband is?? i love how he's not threatened by womanhood. and frig, why would he be? no one in their right mind should feel threatened by women or femininity). the writer is like a feminist version of tina fey, and b heard jian interviewed her on Q and she's really funny. speaking of jian... nancy bought brendan and i some tickets to his live show in kingston this weekend! should be fun!

just two more days of work left til my holidays! thankfully this week isn't dragging.

i seem to recall that earlier this year i waxed poetic about my new 2012 daytimer/planner. in that entry, i was worried that i'd become accustomed to, and come to prefer this new planner format and then next year end up with something completely different. that worry has become a reality. hmph. i know it's not a big deal, but i feel inconvenienced or at the very least toyed with. going back to my plan old format planner feels like a step backwards :S

i've got a vision of blue sky and dry land.